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Google is moving ahead with plans to test AI data centers in orbit, with SpaceX emerging as a potential launch partner for the company’s recently announced Project Suncatcher program. The project would place Google’s Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs, on solar-powered satellites linked by optical communications, creating what the company describes as a path toward machine-learning compute in space. Google has said the concept could one day help meet rising demand for AI computing without the same land, power and cooling constraints faced by data centers on Earth. Google has been discussing launch support with SpaceX and other partners, according…

I know American Airlines is trying to become premium, but sometimes the airline is just really bad at taking money from customers and delivering even the most basic services that it promises. American denies Flagship Business Plus passenger perksOMAAT reader Alan booked a business class ticket for his mother from Dallas (DFW) to Santiago (SCL). Rather than booking the standard Flagship Business fare, he booked the Flagship Business Plus fare… what a nice son he is!For those not familiar, American introduced Flagship Business Plus fares in 2022. The idea is that customers can pay extra on top of the standard…

U.S. shipbuilder Davie Defense Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has finalized its contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to build and deliver five Arctic Security Cutters.The contract, first announced mid-February, will bring the total amount of cutters being manufactured to 11 to meet President Donald Trump’s executive orders to expand the icebreaker fleet, Military Times previously reported. Davie Defense, the U.S. arm of the UK-owned maritime group Inocea is set to construct three of the ships at the company’s Gulf Copper facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas. The other two will be built at the company’s affiliate shipyard…

Eleven people were rescued after a Beechcraft King Air crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on May 12, 2026, during a flight between two airports in the Bahamas. The aircraft departed Marsh Harbour Airport and was flying to Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport when the pilot declared an emergency, according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority in the Bahamas. Communication with the aircraft was then lost. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the aircraft, identified as a Beechcraft King Air 300, crashed at about 12:05 local time around 50 miles east of Vero Beach Regional Airport in Florida. Early reports…

The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper fleet has fallen to roughly 135 aircraft as combat attrition from Operation Epic Fury cuts into the service’s most heavily used remotely piloted asset, the deputy chief of staff for plans and programs told senators Tuesday.Lt. Gen. David Tabor told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland that the fleet is “still able to fulfill our contract of 56 combat lines worldwide” despite the losses, and the service is seeking to backfill the inventory and field a cheaper, more expendable replacement. The 56 combat lines represent the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance orbits the Air…

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The U.S. Army has canceled the deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division — more than 4,000 soldiers and associated equipment — to Poland. An Army official confirmed the decision Wednesday but did not provide details and referred all questions to the Defense Department, which did not respond to a request for information. During a congressional hearing Tuesday on the Army’s budget posture, neither Army Secretary Dan Driscoll nor Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the Army vice chief of staff, mentioned the deployment cancellation.But word already had started spreading early Tuesday morning among those affected, with soldiers texting…

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has heaped praise on staff members after flight attendants approved a breakthrough contract which includes a 31% pay rise. For the first time in over five years, United Airlines staff will benefit from a raft of new conditions that improve their salary, working standards and retirement protections. On May 12, 2026, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA announced that 88.85% of eligible United Airlines members voted by 82% to ratify a new contract. According to the union, nearly 30,000 United flight attendants will benefit from the agreement, including thousands of new hires who have been employed…

HONOLULU — Though they once occupied the fringes of operational conversation, one of the U.S. Army’s most in-demand — and increasingly popular — jobs is now that of the Indo-Pacific air defender. Speaking at the 2026 Land Forces of the Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Parker, commander of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, joked that he remembers, as a young officer, standing outside at a headquarters building adorned with a sign that read, “Will work for food,” a stark contrast in how the AAMDC is perceived today as tensions surge across…

Cebu Pacific posted a 10% year-on-year increase in total revenue for the first quarter of 2026, buoyed by higher seat capacity and steady passenger demand across domestic and international markets. The Philippine carrier reported total revenue of PHP 33.3 billion (US $595 million) for the quarter, carrying 7.5 million passengers, an 8% increase from the same period last year. Seat load factor held at 83.7%, reflecting stable demand and effective capacity deployment. Revenue growth across the board Passenger revenue climbed 6% to PHP 22.5 billion (US $402 million), while ancillary revenue rose 19% to PHP 9 billion (US $161 million),…